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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Comedy \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. {Comedies}. [F. com['e]die, L.
     comoedia, fr. Gr. ?; ? a jovial festivity with music and
     dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession
     (perh. akin to ? village, E. home) + ? to sing; for comedy
     was originally of a lyric character. See {Home}, and {Ode}.]
     A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and


     amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the
     manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of
     life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination
     of the plot is happy; -- opposed to {tragedy}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           With all the vivacity of comedy.         --Macaulay.
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           Are come to play a pleasant comedy.      --Shak.
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